Bob Crow: 'Tube strikes still on'

RMT General Secretary Bob Crow denies that a series of walkouts by London
Underground workers have been called off.

2:47PM BST 10 May 2011

Mr Crow claimed the RMT was still attending to go ahead with strikes planned for next week by Tube workers in a row over the sacking of two drivers.

This followed London Underground's announcement that the industrial action had been cancelled.

Mike Brown, LU's managing director, said: '''Following a meeting with the RMT leadership this morning, the RMT have withdrawn their threat of industrial action, and we have avoided significant disruption for London."

Responding to the reports, Mr Crow said: "Not true at all. Our executive committee has not even met and there has been no document from London Underground to suspend the action."

The union boss did concede that the two parties were attempting to resolve the matter.